Guest speakers will minister on the 2nd Thursday of the month quarterly in 2020

January 9 / April 9 / July 9 / October 8

Community outreach activities in February and March

All are welcome- bring your friends!

Info: Jen Rieman 419-979-8070

open 11am-12pm every 4th Wednesday of the month

Please bring ID

Church office: 419-225-8871

Join David Barton and Rick Green, Constitutional experts and advocates for the original intent of our founding documents, in this one of a kind course on the meaning and purpose of the Constitution! We’ll gather together locally to watch the videos and discuss the workbook as we go article-by-article through the Constitution and Bill of Rights, learn about executive orders, recess appointments, the Electoral college, the powers of Congress and the President, freedom of religion, the duty of citizens, and much more. Shot on location in Independence Hall, in the same room where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were written!

Class Dates:

Class Time:

5:00p – 7:00p EST

To Register:

https://www.patriotacademy.com/coach/register/219?fbclid=IwAR1_bX4RChbj7v_URHTOJAMJ6CnJf_6p5n29j6adA9DTNWaLUSu7RdDTaf0

Beginning on Friday, August 28th, at 7:30 p.m. there will be a series of Discipleship Classes held for the next 12 weeks at New Creation/Gathering Place; 109 W. Main Street, Elida, OH. These classes are open to the community and will be facilitated by many different people. There could be some adjustments based on Facilitator schedules. For more information you may call the church at (419)909-1072 for a list of the classes to be held.

Meals on September 14 and 28

The American Red Cross needs people of all races and ethnicities to give blood to help ensure a blood supply as diverse as the patients who depend on it.

For a small percentage of the population, finding someone else with the same blood type can be difficult. While the vast majority of people have types A, B, O or AB blood, some blood types are unique to certain racial and ethnic groups, so a diverse blood supply is important to meeting the medical needs of a diverse patient population. Patients who require frequent blood transfusions as part of their treatment, like those with sickle cell disease or other lifelong blood disorders, often need close blood type matches to prevent complications from their transfusion therapy.

All blood types are needed to ensure that the right blood product is available at the right time for all patients.

Make an appointment to donate by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. Blood drives are also essential in helping ensure blood is available for patients this winter. To learn more and sign up to host a blood drive this fall or winter, visit RedCrossBlood.org/HostADrive.

Important COVID-19 information for donors

The Red Cross is testing blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. The test may indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced antibodies to this coronavirus, regardless of whether they developed symptoms. Donors can expect to receive the results of their antibody test within 7 to 10 days through the Red Cross Blood Donor App or the donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org.

The Red Cross is not testing donors to diagnose illness, referred to as a diagnostic test. To protect the health and safety of Red Cross staff and donors, it is important that individuals who do not feel well or believe they may be ill with COVID-19 postpone donation.

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including temperature checks, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive and are required to wear a face covering or mask while at the drive, in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public guidance.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities Sept. 16-30:

Hardin County

Ada

9/21/2020: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Visiting Nurses & Hospice, 1200 S. Main St.

Kenton

9/28/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Kenton Moose Lodge, 801 W Lima Street

9/28/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 11543 County Road 175

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Hancock County

Findlay

9/23/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Parkview Christian Church, 15035 SR 12 East

9/24/2020: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., St. Marks United Methodist Church, 800 S. Main St.

9/25/2020: 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., USW Local 207L Union Hall, 1130 Summit St.

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Putnam County

Columbus Grove

9/17/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., St Anthony of Padua Parish, 512 W. Sycamore St

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Allen County

Lima

9/29/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Red Cross Allen County Chapter House Lima, 610 S. Collett Street

9/29/2020: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Moose Lodge, 2929 North West Street

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Auglaize County

Saint Marys

9/28/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 130 N. Wayne Street

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Defiance County

Defiance

9/16/2020: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Mercy Health Defiance Campus, 1400 E. Second Street

9/30/2020: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., VFW 3360, 201 North Clinton Street

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Mercer County

Coldwater

9/18/2020: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Mercer Health, 800 W. Main St.

Fort Recovery

9/21/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, 403 Sharpsburg Rd

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Van Wert County

Van Wert

9/25/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Trinity Friends Church, 605 North Franklin Street

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Williams County

Bryan

9/24/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, 903 Center Street

Pioneer

9/30/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Pioneer Area Chamber, 100 North Elm Street

Stryker

9/18/2020: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., First Lutheran Church – Stryker, 701 South Defiance Street

How to donate blood

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment or for more information. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass^® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.

About the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.

What is stuttering? Stuttering is a communication disorder in which the glow of speech is broken by repetitions, prolongations, or abnormal stoppages of sounds and syllables. There may also be unusual facial and body movements associated with the effort to speak.

More than 70 million people worldwide stutter, which is about 1% of the population.

There are many complex factors involved with stuttering. Stress is not the cause, but it certainly can aggravate stuttering.

The Stuttering Foundation provides free online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering.

For more information, call 800-922-9392 or visit www.StutteringHelp.org

Plasma from whole blood donations made through the American Red Cross that test positive for COVID-19 antibodies may now help current coronavirus patients in need of convalescent plasma transfusions. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment to give blood now to help ensure coronavirus patients and others who depend on transfusions have needed blood products this fall.

In April, the Red Cross began collecting COVID-19 convalescent plasma from previously diagnosed individuals, who could only give at one of approximately 170 Red Cross blood donation centers across the country. Convalescent plasma contains COVID-19 antibodies that may help the most critical patients actively fighting this virus. Now, whole blood donations made at any Red Cross blood drive or blood donation center could be helpful in this effort.

“Donations that come back positive for COVID-19 antibodies now undergo secondary testing to confirm antibody results, and that enables the Red Cross to then potentially use the plasma from those donations for COVID-19 patients,” said Rodney Wilson, communications manager for the Red Cross Indiana Ohio Region. “With approximately 2% of the U.S. population testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies, every donation is important to ensure patients with coronavirus have access to every treatment option available to them.”

The Red Cross encourages eligible individuals to schedule an appointment, download the free Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

In thanks, the Red Cross is offering a $1,000 Amazon.com Gift Card to five lucky winners who come to give in October. Terms and conditions apply; visit rcblood.org/unite. Additionally, those who come to give by the end of September will receive a free haircut coupon by email to participating Sport Clips Haircuts locations. More information is available at RedCrossBlood.org/Sport-Clips.

About antibody testing

Antibody testing may indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced antibodies to this coronavirus, regardless of whether an individual experienced COVID-19 symptoms. Donations are tested using samples pulled at the time of donation and sent to a testing laboratory where they will also undergo routine infectious disease testing.

COVID-19 antibody test results will be available within one to two weeks in the Red Cross Blood Donor App or donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org. A positive antibody test result does not confirm infection or immunity. The Red Cross is not testing donors to diagnose illness, referred to as a diagnostic test.

Important COVID-19 information for donors

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including temperature checks, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive and are required to wear a face covering or mask while at the drive, in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public guidance.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities, Sept. 23-Oct. 15:

Hardin County

Ada

10/15/2020: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Visiting Nurses & Hospice, 1200 S. Main St.

Kenton

9/28/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, 11543 County Road 175

9/28/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Kenton Moose Lodge, 801 W Lima Street

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Putnam County

Leipsic

10/13/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. Mary’s Parish Life, 320 State Street

Ottawa

10/1/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Chevrolet of Ottawa, 1420 N. Perry

10/6/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Knights of Columbus Ottawa, 10760 Rd H

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Allen County

Bluffton

10/1/2020: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 160 North Spring Street

Delphos

10/7/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 1011 Elida Avenue

Lima

9/29/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Red Cross Allen County Chapter House Lima, 610 S. Collett Street

9/29/2020: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Moose Lodge, 2929 North West Street

10/6/2020: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., American Red Cross Allen County Chapter House Lima, 610 S. Collett Street

10/14/2020: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., St. Rita’s Medical Center, 730 West Market Street

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Auglaize County

New Bremen

10/5/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Legion, 6458 State Route 66

Saint Marys

9/28/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 130 N. Wayne Street

Wapakoneta

10/1/2020: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., St. Paul United Church of Christ, 101 E. Mechanic Street

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Defiance

Defiance

9/30/2020: 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., VFW 3360, 201 North Clinton Street

10/1/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 400 Wayne Ave

Hicksville

10/8/2020: 1 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., First Church of Christ, 118 N Main Street

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Mercer County

Celina

10/12/2020: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Tri Star Career Compact, 7655  State Route 703

Coldwater

9/30/2020: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., American Legion, 601 N. 2nd Street

10/7/2020: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., American Legion, 601 N. 2nd Street

10/12/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., American Legion, 601 N. 2nd Street

Saint Henry

10/14/2020: 12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., American Legion, 341 W. Main Street

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Paulding County

Paulding

10/8/2020: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Apostolic Christian, 12867 Road 82

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Van Wert County

Van Wert

9/25/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Trinity Friends Church, 605 North Franklin Street

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Williams County

Bryan

9/24/2020: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, 903 Center Street

10/8/2020: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Knights of Columbus Bryan, 1216 Buffalo Road

Pioneer

9/30/2020: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Pioneer Area Chamber, 100 North Elm Street

About blood donation

All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass^® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.

About the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.

“The Milk Run will be our first annual Memorial Ride for a great Man of God and Brother Jerry Miller, AKA “Milk Dud” AKA “Milk Bone” who went on to glory in March due to a motorcycle accident,” said Pastor Slowride, President of Whitehorse Ministries and Pastor of Whitehorse Biker Church.  “Due to circumstances this year we have been unable to program a ride in Jerry’s honor until now. We want to thank everyone in the region who has supported the event.  We have some really great items and prize packages for raffle/auction and with all of the proceeds going to support Jerry’s final expenses and other bikers and their families who experience wrecks, we are asking everyone in our great Community to show up and show some love and respect to a Great Man and a Great Brother!”

Schedule of Activities:

• 10:00 am – Memorial Service 
• 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Celebration of Life, Dinner, Auction and Ride pre-registration 
• 1:00 PM – Kick Stands Up
• 4:00 PM – ? Music and continued celebration following the Run

The Return: Global Day of Repentance and Prayer

Tune into TV44 for a live broadcast from Washington DC on Friday evening and Saturday!

The meal includes your choice of chicken or ham, baked potato plus sides.

This year’s BBQ is Drive-Thru Only.

Tickets are $9.00 and can be purchased by calling the church office at 419.331.2366.

Mark your calendars now, and plan to pick up your meal through our convenient drive-thru process.

A night of music praising our great God.

www.westminsterumc.org

Psalm 96:1 Sing to the Lord a new song, Sing to the Lord…

Two nights!

September 26 @ 5pm- Westminster UMC 6650 Faulkner Rd, Harrod

September 27 @ 5pm- Ada Church of Christ Disciples 316 S. Main St, Ada

Info: Call TGMA 419-934-5456

The meal this month is provided by Ted’s Market.

The menu BBQ pork sandwich, baked potato, applesauce and dessert.

THIS WILL BE DRIVE THROUGH ONLY.